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Quick Facts
Biography
Joe Salisbury (/ˈsɔːlzbəri, ˈsɒlz-/ SAWLZ-bər-ee, SOLZ-; born 20 April 1992) is a British tennis player. He is a doubles specialist who reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 doubles ranking on 10 February 2020.
He became the fourth British player to win a Grand Slam title in men's doubles in the open era, when he won the 2020 Australian Open with Rajeev Ram. His other career highlights include reaching the semifinal at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Frederik Nielsen; and five ATP Tour titles.
Tennis career
Salisbury made his ATP main draw debut at the 2014 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships in the doubles draw partnering David O'Hare, where they lost to the Bryan brothers in the first round.
He reached the semifinals in the 2018 Wimbledon men's doubles in partnership with Frederik Nielsen.
Playing alongside Ben McLachlan, he won his first ATP Tour title at the 2018 Shenzhen Open.
At Wimbledon 2019, he played alongside Rajeev Ram during the Men's Doubles. He made it to the round of 16.
Significant finals
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2020 | Australian Open | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Max Purcell Luke Saville | 6–4, 6–2 |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runners-up)
Finals by setting |
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Legend |
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0) |
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
ATP World Tour 500 Series (3–1) |
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–2) |
Finals by surface |
Hard (5–2) |
Clay (0–0) |
Grass (0–1) |
Finals by setting |
Outdoor (3–2) |
Indoor (2–1) |
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0) |
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
ATP World Tour 500 Series (3–1) |
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–2) |
Hard (5–2) |
Clay (0–0) |
Grass (0–1) |
Outdoor (3–2) |
Indoor (2–1) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | Sep 2018 | Shenzhen Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | Ben McLachlan | Robert Lindstedt Rajeev Ram | 7–6, 7–6 | |
Win | Oct 2018 | Vienna Open, Austria | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Neal Skupski | Mike Bryan Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 7–6, 6–3 | |
Loss | Jan 2019 | Brisbane International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Marcus Daniell Wesley Koolhof | 4–6, 6–7 | |
Win | Mar 2019 | Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates | 500 Series | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Ben McLachlan Jan-Lennard Struff | 7–6, 6–3 | |
Loss | Jun 2019 | Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom | 500 Series | Grass | Rajeev Ram | Feliciano López Andy Murray | 6–7, 7–5, [5–10] | |
Loss | Oct 2019 | European Open, Belgium | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Rajeev Ram | Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies | 6–7, 3–6 | |
Win | Oct 2019 | Vienna Open, Austria | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Rajeev Ram | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 6–4, 6–7, [10–5] | |
Win | Feb 2020 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Max Purcell Luke Saville | 6–4, 6–2 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger (0–0) |
ITF Futures (1–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | Oct 2015 | Sweden F5, Danderyd | Futures | Hard (i) | Mikael Ymer | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 36 (18–17)
Finals by surface |
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Legend |
ATP Challenger (9–9) |
ITF Futures (9–8) |
Finals by surface |
Hard (17–14) |
Clay (0–1) |
Grass (1–2) |
ATP Challenger (9–9) |
ITF Futures (9–8) |
Hard (17–14) |
Clay (0–1) |
Grass (1–2) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | Jul 2013 | Great Britain F13, Ilkley | Futures | Grass | George Coupland | Marcus Daniell Richard Gabb | 3–6, 6–4, [8–10] | |
Loss | Sep 2014 | Great Britain F15, London | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare | Frederik Nielsen Joshua Ward-Hibbert | 7–6, 4–6, [8–10] | |
Win | Oct 2014 | Sweden F6, Jönköping | Futures | Hard (i) | David O'Hare | Isak Arvidsson Markus Eriksson | 7–6, 7–6 | |
Loss | Oct 2014 | France F23, Cap d'Agde | Futures | Hard (i) | David O'Hare | Sander Groen Alexandre Sidorenko | 4–6, 7–5, [8–10] | |
Loss | Nov 2014 | Great Britain F18, Loughborough | Futures | Hard (i) | David O'Hare | Scott Clayton Toby Martin | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Win | Nov 2014 | Great Britain F19, Bath | Futures | Hard (i) | David O'Hare | Richard Gabb Jonny O'Mara | 6–1, 6–2 | |
Loss | Dec 2014 | Togo F1, Lomé | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare | Maxime Authom Juan Sebastián Gómez | 3–6, 3–6 | |
Win | Dec 2014 | Togo F1, Lomé | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare | Komlavi Loglo Josselin Ouanna | 7–6, 6–4 | |
Loss | Apr 2015 | Greece F4, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Joshua Ward-Hibbert | Alexandros Jakupovic Markos Kalovelonis | 1–6, 2–6 | |
Win | May 2015 | Egypt F18, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Ryan Agar | Javier Pulgar-García Pablo Vivero González | 6–2, 6–1 | |
Win | Sep 2015 | Great Britain F8, Roehampton | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare | Neil Pauffley David Rice | 6–2, 4–6, [10–5] | |
Win | Sep 2015 | Sweden F4, Falun | Futures | Hard (i) | David O'Hare | James Marsalek Marcus Willis | 6–3, 7–5 | |
Win | Oct 2015 | Sweden F5, Danderyd | Futures | Hard (i) | David O'Hare | Sam Barry David Rice | 7–5, 6–7, [10–5] | |
Win | Nov 2015 | Champaign, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | David O'Hare | Austin Krajicek Nicholas Monroe | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Win | Jan 2016 | USA F2, Long Beach | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare | Evan King Raymond Sarmiento | 6–3, 7–6 | |
Loss | Sep 2016 | Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France | Challenger | Hard | David O'Hare | Ken Skupski Neal Skupski | 7–6, 4–6, [5–10] | |
Win | Nov 2016 | Columbus, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | David O'Hare | Luke Bambridge Cameron Norrie | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | Jan 2016 | USA F1, Los Angeles | Futures | Hard | Luke Bambridge | Yannick Hanfmann Roberto Quiroz | 6–3, 4–6, [8–10] | |
Loss | Jan 2016 | USA F1, Long Beach | Futures | Hard | Luke Bambridge | Austin Krajicek Jackson Withrow | 3–6, 6–3, [8–10] | |
Win | Feb 2017 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | David O'Hare | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Christopher Rungkat | 6–7, 6–3, [11–9] | |
Loss | Apr 2017 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | David O'Hare | Andre Begemann Frederik Nielsen | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | Jun 2017 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Brydan Klein | Leander Paes Adil Shamasdin | 2–6, 6–2, [8–10] | |
Win | Jul 2017 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Jackson Withrow | Marcel Felder Go Soeda | 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] | |
Win | Oct 2017 | Stockton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brydan Klein | Denis Kudla Miķelis Lībietis | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Win | Oct 2017 | Las Vegas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brydan Klein | Hans Hach Verdugo Dennis Novikov | 6–3, 4–6, [10–3] | |
Loss | Nov 2017 | Champaign, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ruan Roelofse | Leander Paes Purav Raja | 3–6, 7–6, [5–10] | |
Win | Jan 2018 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | James Cerretani | Enrique López-Pérez Pedro Martínez | 6–7, 6–3, [10–8] | |
Loss | Feb 2018 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Leander Paes | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Christopher Rungkat | 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] | |
Loss | Feb 2018 | San Francisco, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Luke Bambridge | Marcelo Arévalo Roberto Maytín | 3–6, 7–6, [7–10] | |
Win | Mar 2018 | Canada F2, Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard (i) | Luke Bambridge | Adrien Bossel Joris De Loore | 6–3, 7–5 | |
Loss | Mar 2018 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Luke Bambridge | Sander Arends Tristan-Samuel Weissborn | 6–4, 1–6, [7–10] | |
Loss | Apr 2018 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Jonathan Eysseric | Denys Molchanov Igor Zelenay | 6–7, 2–6 | |
Win | May 2018 | Loughborough, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard (i) | Frederik Nielsen | Luke Bambridge Jonny O'Mara | 3–6, 6–3, [10–4] | |
Win | Jun 2018 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Frederik Nielsen | Austin Krajicek Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | 7–6, 6–1 | |
Loss | Aug 2018 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jonny O'Mara | Thanasi Kokkinakis Matt Reid | 2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Doubles performance timeline
Current through the 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | W | 1 / 2 | 8–1 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | 1R | SF | 3R | NH | 0 / 3 | 6–3 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 9–4 | 6–0 | 1 / 8 | 19–7 |
ATP World Tour Finals | |||||||||
ATP Finals | Did Not Qualify | RR | 0 / 1 | 1–2 | |||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | SF | NH | 0 / 1 | 3–1 |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–9 | 0–0 | 0 / 9 | 8–9 |
National representation | |||||||||
ATP Cup | Not held | QF | 0 / 1 | 2–2 | |||||
Career statistics | |||||||||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 19–10 | 41–26 | 11–4 | 71–45 | |
Year-end ranking | 386 | 239 | 318 | 107 | 30 | 22 | 61% |